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B. Howton
English 109 W

Church and State

Should church and state be separate? The battle over the separation between church and state has become an increasingly controversial issue over recent decades. Four or five decades ago one could have given prayer in public schools or in the media without offending thousands of people. In today’s society, however, the United States Supreme Court affirmed that giving public prayers in schools is unconstitutional as a result of the case of Lee v. Weisman in 1992. In addition, there is several other U.S Supreme Courts case, which held that religious practices should be a private matter. Religious leaders, Christians in particular, argue that religion should not be a private matter and that they should be able to continue to pray in Jesus’ name in public. “Christian leaders also argue that the United States is a Christian nation, and between 80 and 90 percent of American......

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